![]() He Who gives sight to the blind is not giving us our own vision, but a glimpse of what He sees. What we generally assume Hashem can visualize! What if this is exactly what our soul needs? What if our place in the Next World is being cleansed with each sigh? What if the status of being “broken-hearted” lifts our prayers to the highest levels of the Heavenly Court and invokes Hashem’s Compassion to an even greater degree? If our soulmate decides that she will prefer to take her chances with chance and not what Hashem chose – it can be as agonizing as Gehenom itself. Only Hashem can see how this job would have led us to become so obsessed with it we would neglect our daily learning, concentrate on the markets instead of Him during prayers, even, G-d forbid, break Shabbat. We see a future with less prospects and more worry. When we lose the ideal job we are devastated, even angry. All of our life is based on His greater vision which He uses to act in our interests. In following His instructions, we trust that everything in this world is good because Hashem sees what we don’t. He is, in the truest sense of the word, giving sight to the blind.Ĭould this be what we are thanking G-d for? In answering our requests for revelation, which provide us with details on our mission in life, how well we are performing it, and where we need to improve, G-d is sharing His infinite sight with finite children. We don’t even see how our actions in this world effect everyone’s place in this one, but He does. We don’t see how our actions in this world enhance our place in the Next One, but He does. For all these blind spots in our life, Hashem sees perfectly. To all these uncertainties Hashem has the answers. We know we have one, we simply don’t know what it is. Based on this information which we do not have, we can’t determine our mission on this earth. We have no perception of where we will be ninety years from now. We don’t see who we were before our lives began. Where Hashem was, is, and will be the entire timeline, we only occupy a single point. Hashem was, Hashem is, and Hashem will be. Over 99% of what goes on right in front of our noses passes without the slightest bit of detection. All around us exist waves of light, particles, atoms, even angels, demons, and all types of spiritual beings – none of which we can detect. We can only filter out a handful of images. At any given moment, over 8 million different visual stimuli hit our senses. In the totality of existence, there is so much we don't see. ![]() What if this prayer is relating to something deeper than physical sight? Still, we have no need to thank Hashem for removing a physical blindness we never had. Our eyes can function for over a century without ever needing maintenance. Thanking Hashem for our sight is acknowledging an open miracle. Most likely, we will retain full capacity of our eyesight tomorrow. With the exception of a small minority, those who are blind today will most likely be blind tomorrow.Īre we thanking Hashem for granting us sight? Today we can see. Those who were blind yesterday are blind today. Among the Divine gifts we thank Hashem for every morning is the gift of sight:īaruch ata Hashem, Elokeinu Melech Haolam, Pokeach Ivrim – Blessed are You G-d, King of the Universe, Who gives sight to the blind.
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